Feng Frame glanced at Dongsha Island and said, "It's too late, order all ships to immediately withdraw to Yushan Island and stand by."
"The general ordered the fleet to quickly withdraw to Yushan Island" On Dongsha Island, the thousands of soldiers of the Xia Army who stayed behind saw the fire burning on the river, and a junior officer said to the guard: "General, you see that there is a fire on the river." ” "Not good, the general is in danger."
"General, what do you mean" "I'm afraid that our army's sailors are not more than auspicious this time."
"So what do we do" "Gather the brothers, I am going to give a lecture."
"Knock, knock, knock" After the war drums sounded, the soldiers of the Xia army guarding the island began to assemble, and the guard general said to the thousands of soldiers under his command: "Brothers, you have seen the fire on the river, and my army's naval division is probably already fierce and auspicious at this time, for the sake of the generals and those brothers who died in battle, we must swear to defend Dongsha Island to the death; Swear allegiance to Your Majesty, allegiance to the Great Xia Empire, and fight to the death with the Song army" "Swear allegiance to the death, fight to the death, swear allegiance to the death, fight to the death" Under the encouragement of the guards, the morale of the Xia army was like a rainbow, and after the mobilization, the guards gathered all the officers together and discussed: "The Song army's naval division has a lot of warships, and there are a large number of catapults and bed crossbows on board, so we can't fight the enemy the beachhead, and we should retreat inland to fight with the Song army." ” "There is one more suggestion for the general."
An officer said.
"You say."
"I think we should dig more traps and set up more traps on the island; Our army is divided into several units that are constantly attacking and harassing the landing force of the Song army, and if necessary, it can be combined for joint operations."
After hearing this, the defender nodded, and finally approved this plan, it was precisely because the Xia army was so deployed to defend that the Song army attacking the island suffered heavy losses, although the Xia army's naval division withdrew, but Dongsha Island was still like a nail still firmly nailed to the mouth of the Yangtze River, in order to take Dongsha Island, the Song army had suffered tens of thousands of casualties and spent nearly ten days, and the Xia soldiers who defended the island did not have a surrender and finally all died.
Outside the city of Wuxi, the main force of the North Route Army led by Li Qing, the king of Yan, has come to the city, Wuxi City is an important city on the bank of the Jiangnan Canal of the Great Song Dynasty, and the city is high and deep, and the population is large and it is an important traffic artery for the Xia army to go north to enter Changzhou City; Li Qing led an army of 70,000 to take this fortified city and then attack Changzhou.
"Lord Wang, my 70,000 army has exhausted the water in the siege of Wuxi."
Zhou Hai came to Li Qing's Zhongjun to report.
"How many defenders are in the city, and how is the Song army ready for battle?"
"Lord Wang, according to the spies, there are no less than 100,000 Song troops in the city, and there are more than 100,000 young people; None of these men had ever been on the battlefield, but they were numerous; If our army attacked the city in a big way, it would inevitably suffer heavy losses. ” "Then what do you mean," Li Qing took the opportunity to ask Zhou Hai.
"The last general thinks that it is not easy for our army to storm Wuxi City, but should use Wuxi City to attract more Song troops to come to the rescue and carry out encirclement and reinforcements."
"It's a good idea to encircle the point and send reinforcements."
Li Qing nodded and said; "Good idea, be specific."
"Wuxi is a strategic location, both for us and the Song army is very important, once the Song army learns that Wuxi is surrounded, it is bound to send troops to reinforce from the northwest, our army can ambush a cavalry where it is, and wait for the Song army reinforcements to arrive when they suddenly attack, and annihilate the main force of the Song army."
Li Qing nodded and said, "Good boy, you have grown up, and what you say is the way; Now that our army has captured Suzhou, Xiuzhou, Huzhou, Hangzhou, Yuezhou, Mingzhou and other six states, the reason why we can take so much territory is completely to take advantage of the empty and defenseless rear forces of the Song army; Now the king has received a report that Emperor Zhao Xu of the Song Dynasty has secretly returned to Jiangning Mansion and temporarily recruited hundreds of thousands of troops.
Now a large number of grains, grass, population, gold, silver and jewelry and other baggage captured by our army are being transported to Hangzhou one after another, so before the baggage is finished, our army must completely block the Song army north of Suzhou; In order to do this, our army must gain a foothold in a strong city, and Wuxi City is the most suitable place for us, so the battle of Wuxi should not be a siege point to send reinforcements, but a quick battle. ” "The prince is wise, and the last general has been taught."
"This king has ordered Zhou Yang to lead 30,000 Japanese soldiers and 10,000 elite cavalry to the north for reinforcements, and we must take Wuxi City before the reinforcements arrive; The king ordered 40,000 Japanese soldiers to attack the city tomorrow, and after the city was broken, they were allowed to slaughter the city for a day. ” "Lord Wang" "Let's do it," Li Qing said decisively.
"Yes, the last general commands" Zhou Hai was actually very dissatisfied with Li Qing's slaughter after allowing the Japanese soldiers to enter the city, under the influence of Li Qing, the Japanese soldiers were a dog beside Xia Jun, and today he actually let the dog bite people, which is simply too much; But for Li Qing's military order, Zhou Hai can only choose to obey, and Li Qing actually has his own considerations for doing this, now that he has been attacking Jiangnan for so long, in fact, the benefits of the Japanese soldiers have not been obtained at all, and the dirtiest and most tiring work is still done by the Japanese soldiers, and in the long run, Li Qing is worried that the pressure on the Japanese soldiers will be too great, causing the Japanese soldiers to rebel; If the Japanese soldiers are reversed, then it will not be fun.
After allowing the Japanese soldiers to enter the city, they will slaughter the city for a day, but the premise is that you have to attack the city, just Wuxi City, which is an iron wall, and when the Japanese soldiers enter the city, I am afraid that there will not be many people left; Li Qing is completely killing two birds with one stone, and his main descendants can take the fortified city of Wuxi without a single soldier.
In the early morning of the next day, all 40,000 Japanese soldiers gathered outside the South Gate, and these 40,000 Japanese soldiers were led by Shimazu Tadahisa and Yamashita Masao; Since the Japanese soldiers did not have strong bows and crossbows and catapults, these long-range attacks were all supported by the Xia army, and the Japanese soldiers had only one task, that is, to act as cannon fodder to attack the city of Wuxi.
"Meet General Zhou."
Tadahisa Shimazu and Masao Yamashita saluted Zhou Hai.
"Two great names, the prince ordered you to take Wuxi City within one day."
Zhou Hai said to the two; "After entering the city, you are allowed to slaughter the city for a day."
"General Zhou, the city of Wuxi is high and deep, and there are many defenders; There is too little time in a day, can you grace a few days?
Shimazu Tadahisa said to Zhou Hai.
"Shimazu Daimyo, you should understand that the prince's military orders cannot be changed."
Zhou Hai said with a smile; "Don't worry, Ben will provide you with fire support, General Ben has prepared a large number of earth-shattering thunder, the two daimyo should hurry up."
"The slave will obey the general's orders."
Masao Yamashita took the military order.
Looking at Shimazu Tadahisa, who was reluctant to accept the order, Masao Yamashita said, "Coward. ” In fact, Shimazu Tadahisa is not a coward, but very smart; As a daimyo who once dominated the Japanese country, Shimazu Tadahisa naturally understood Li Qing's intentions, the reason why Shimazu Tadahisa did not want to storm Wuxi City was to reduce the casualties of his subordinates, after all, these people were the foundation of his foothold in the Japanese country, and it is unknown whether the Shimazu family could still dominate the Japanese country without an army.
"Shimazu Daimyo, do you want to disobey the prince's military orders," Zhou Hai said sternly; "Don't forget, everything you have today is a gift from the prince, and you can take it back at any time as long as the prince is willing."
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